How to Configure Connection, Controller, and Door Settings for XP-M1000i or XP-M1000i-SE21 Controller with xPortalNet Software

How to configure Connection, Controller, and Door settings for XP-M1000i / XP-M1300i controller with xPortalNet software?

Summary

• Before configuring Connection, Controller, and Door settings for XP-M1000i / XP-M1000i-SE21 controller with xPortalNet, ensure that the pre-configure network connection has been complete.

• To ensure that the xPortalNet Services is running and dongle license is detected.

• Method 1: To configure connection, controller, and door settings manually after assigning static IP address for XP-M1000i / XP-M1000i-SE21 controller via Web Diagnostic.

• Method 2: To configure connection, controller, and door settings using the Controller Search feature in xPortalNet.

• To observe the Controller and Door status at Device List.

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Step-by-step Guide:

• Before configuring Connection, Controller, and Door settings for XP-M1000i / XP-M1000i-SE21 controller with xPortalNet, ensure that the pre-configure network connection has been complete:

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• To ensure that the xPortalNet Services is running and dongle license is detected as shown below:

Step 1: Open xPortalNet Comm Service.

Step 2: Ensure that the xPortalNet Comm Service Status is Running.

Figure 1: xPortalNet Comm Service Running pop-up message

Step 3: Right-click the xPortalNet Comm Service icon at the notification bar, click Check Service Info and verify that the software detects the plugged in USB license key.

Figure 2: Valid software license key detected indication
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• Method 1: To configure Connection, Controller, and Door settings manually after assigning static IP address for XP-M1000i / XP-M1000i-SE21 controller via Web Diagnostic:

Step 1: Assign static IP address for XP-M1000i / XP-M1000i-SE21 controller via web diagnostic.

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Step 2: For Connection setup, open xPortalNet Server > Server Admin > Connection Setup. The Connection Setup window will be shown as below.

Figure 3: Connection Setup window

Step 3: Click Add to add a new connection. The Add Connection window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.

Figure 4: Add Connection window

Step 4: For Controller Setup, go to Server Admin > System Device Setup > Controller. The Controller Setup window will be shown below:

Figure 5: Controller Setup window

Step 5: Click Add to add a new controller. The Add Controller window will be shown as below. Click OK to save the changes.

Figure 6: Add Controller window

Step 6: For Door Setup, the Add Door window will be prompted by xPortalNet software as shown below. Click OK to save the changes.

Figure 7: Add Door window

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Step 7: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the Record is Added. Click OK to continue.

Figure 8: Record Added window

Step 8: The Connection, Controller, and Door settings are configured. Users can now observe the controller and door Status at Device List.
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• Method 2: To configure connection, controller, and door settings using the Controller Search feature in xPortalNet:

Step 1: To use the controller Search function, go to xPortalNet Server > System Device Setup > Controller > Search.

Figure 9: The Search icon

Step 2: The Controller Discovery window will be shown as below. Once the connected controllers are discovered, select the controller to be configured and click Configure Controller.

Figure 10: Controller Discovery window

Step 3: The Configure Controller window will be shown as below. Users are advised to re-assign the controller's IP address, subnet mask, gateway and Server IP address following the site requirements.

Figure 11: Configure Controller window

Step 4: After clicking OK, xPortalNet software will prompt users to enter the web diagnostic password to proceed to update changed settings.

Figure 12: Software prompting to enter web diagnostic password

Step 5: The following message window will be shown once all settings are updated. Click OK.

Figure 13: Settings are updated successfully! message window

Step 6: The Add Connection window will be shown. Fill up the respective fields. Click OK to continue.

Figure 14: Add Connection window

Step 7: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the Record is Added. Click OK to continue.

Figure 15: Record Added message window

Step 8: The Add Controller window will be shown. Fill up the respective fields. Click OK to continue

Figure 16: Add Controller window

Step 9: The following message window will be shown to indicate that the Record is Added. Click OK to continue.

Figure 17: Record Added message window

Step 10: The Add Door Setting window will then be shown. Fill up the door details as below and click OK.

Figure 18: Add Door window

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Step 10: The following window will be shown after users have configured the relevant settings. Please wait until prompt the Request submitted to refresh connection window. Click OK to continue.

Figure 19: Retrieving Controller Information window

Figure 20: Refresh Connection message window

Step 11: The Connection, Controller, and Door settings are configured. Users can now observe the controller and door Status at Device List.

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• To observe the Controller and Door status at Device List:

Step 1: After completing the Connection, Controller and Door settings using EITHER of the two methods, users can now check the status of the controller and door.

Step 2: To check the status of the controller, go to xPortalNet Server > Device List > Controller List to verify that the controller Status is Up.

Figure 21: Controller List under Device List tab

Step 3: To check the status of the door, go to xPortalNet Server > Devices List > Door List to verify that the door Status is Up.

Figure 22: Door List under Device List tab